A STRAIN-GAUGE ANALYSIS OF FRACTURE IN WIDE PLATE TESTS OF REACTOR GRADE STEEL

Authors
BERGER JR DALLY JW DEWIT R FIELDS RJ
Citation
Jr. Berger et al., A STRAIN-GAUGE ANALYSIS OF FRACTURE IN WIDE PLATE TESTS OF REACTOR GRADE STEEL, Journal of pressure vessel technology, 115(4), 1993, pp. 398-405
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Engineering, Mechanical
Journal title
Journal of pressure vessel technology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00949930
Volume
115
Issue
4
Year of publication
1993
Pages
398 - 405
Database
ISI
SICI code
0094-9930(1993)115:4<398:ASAOFI>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
A new method of fracture analysis is described. Strains recorded by ga ges in the immediate vicinity of a propagating crack are analyzed. Fro m the analysis, crack tip position, propagation toughness, and crack v elocity are determined. The analysis procedure is demonstrated using d ata from the dynamic fracturing of a large-scale, wide plate test. The results are then used to describe the propagation toughness-crack vel ocity-temperature relation for the 2.25 Cr-1 Mo steel used in the test .